"I AM THE ANCIENT ... I AM THE LAND ..."
Your screams still echo in your room. Cold sweat soaks the bedsheets and trickles down your back.
It seemed so real! The great towers of a darksome place called Ravenloft ... it's misty vales and the terrible tragedy of a man who had sold his soul to unlife. Now the sunlight streams through the window with the promise of a new day. The dread nightmare... [click here for more]

The Horrors of Ravenloft
The world of Ravenloft holds many secrets that not even its night prowlers may learn. Some are too horrible for common minds to comprehend. Others simply lie in malignant mists, forgotten by the denizens of the world. Only those with the valor or foolishness to confront them can deliver their revelations to the world.
Sinister Tricks for Wicked... [click here for more]

Time Is Meaningless in Castle Tristenoira Forlorn has long remained hidden in the shadows of notorious Barovia and Kartakass, yet the tiniest domain in the lands of the core is nearly as old as Ravenloft itself. This land is sick with evil, a twisted mockery of the place it once was. It is filled with creatures of despair who were drawn into the demiplane of dread....
Within Castle Tristenoira lies... [click here for more]

From the depths of antiquity, he arises. . . . Trapped in a mockery of his former kingdom, he broods. . . . In hatred and spite against the one who betrayed him, he schemes. . . . The other lords of Ravenloft may possess horrific power. . . but Vecna is god. Trapped by the Mists of Ravenloft, the lich lord Vecna plots his escape and revenge against Kas the Destroyer, his traitorous former lieutenant.... [click here for more]

Enter the world of the unknown? the land of dark mysteries, the realm of inexplicable terror. Adventure in a land where nothing is as it seems, where the innocent are evil in disguise. And watch your back ? no one can be trusted in Ravenloft! Book of Crypts is 96 pages of the finest in twisted horror. Nine short adventures await you, promising new, hideous villains and spine-chilling stories do... [click here for more]

A New Realm of Horror Adventures In the dead of night, as mists cloak the land, a traveler walks a country road. Footsteps echo behind him, in pace with his beating heart. Is it Death who follows? The man turns, and so turns the phantom. A flash of fang, a bloodcurdling howl, red eyes fueled by a passion from beyond the grave. The traveler discovers what others have learned before him: all roads... [click here for more]

A knife flashes in the darkness. You never see the face of your attacker. The adventure begins. Their spirits trapped by a cursed magical weapon, the heroes find themselves imprisoned on the surreal domain of Aggarath. Here they must explore the mind of Chardath Spulzeer, the insane lord of the realm. Somewhere in his shattered dreams and tormented memories lie secrets that may enable the... [click here for more]

Night is falling. The Mists are rising. Embrace the Darkenss.
Enter the dark and macabre world of Ravenloft. But beware - once you begin to walk among the mists and shadows, you can never leave.
Domains of Dread is the core rulebook for the second edition of the award-winning RAVENLOFT campaign setting - the original fantasy horror role-playing game. Within the... [click here for more]

Demons, devils, and murderous hags stretch their hideous claws toward AD&D game characters everywhere, while crafty Vistani and secretive witches hatch their plots in this tome, the third volume in Doctor Van Richten's guides for monster hunters. This compilation contains the complete and updated texts of Van Richten's Guide to Fiends and Van Richten's Guide to the Vistani, with a surprise --... [click here for more]

A Domain of Dread
A night of eternal terror. A world ruled by fear and horror. Vampires who rule the night. Shapeshifters who prowl the forests. Eldritch ghouls and undead skeletons who prey upon a fearful populace. If ever a world needed heroes, it is the world of Ravenloft.
A World of Gothic Adventure
The Ravenloft setting takes one of the classic roleplaying... [click here for more]

Collected for the first time, Dr. Rudolph van Richten's guides to the most terrifying creatures of the night - vampires, werebeasts, and golems!
Add an element of horror to any fantasy adventure with the secrets and details revealed herein.
Updated and presented for use with any AD&D campaign, including the Ravenloft setting. ... [click here for more]

Terror in the Land of Mists In the year 351 of the Barovian calendar, Strahd von Zarovich made a pact with Death - a pact that sealed his fate and created a land of nightmares known as Ravenloft. Other lords of darkness have embraced the Demiplane of Dread as their own, and woe to heroes who wander there. Creatures of the night prey freely upon the living in this land, and day is... [click here for more]

The End of the World Is at Hand!A hideous death cult has seized control of an ancient artifact-monument known as Tovag Baragu. The power behind the cult is the Old One himself, Iuz the Evil, demonic master of an empire. He's on an all-or-nothing quest for supremacy over the world—and the heavens beyond.
To stop him, heroes must face horrors never dreamed... [click here for more]

Step into the Darkness Within the darkness, terror reigns. Vampires rule the night. Shapeshifters howl beneath the gibbous moon. Ancient evil and new-made ghosts and ghouls prey upon a populace ruled by fear. Yet within the darkness glows a light - a few brave souls who stand against the evil. Have you the courage to join their struggle?
Gothic Adventure in the Domain of Dread The Ravenloft Player's... [click here for more]

In a rain-soaked graveyard, a small group of men stands round a coffin bound with heavy chains. "We are here to mourn the passing of Jean de Cardeau," intones the village priest. " Let us pray that his rest is eternal, and that he never returns."
As the pallbearers lift the coffin, something scrapes on the wood from inside. Quickly and without emotion, the attendants slide the... [click here for more]

“The only thing more fragile than glass is a lover's heart.”
—A Vistani Proverb
Decades ago, the fair land of Avonleigh was guarded by an order of paladins known as the Circle. One stormy night, a wizard named Morgoroth came to seek refuge with them.
But, all was not as it seemed! Morogoroth was no mere wizard; he was a necromancer on the run from a knightly brotherhood... [click here for more]

Old soldiers never die...
For more than three decades, Dr. Rudolph van Richten stood against the forces of darkness, and hunted their servants in the far corners of the land of Mists. Now he had thought his long battle over, had thought he could spend his declining years in quiet enjoyment with old friends.
But for some, a tragic end is inevitable.
Dark forces have been gathering in the Mists.... [click here for more]

Young Bryonna has been judged guilty of consorting with the dark forces of Tepest, and now she will burn at the stake for it. The Inquisitors, priests whose zealousness sometimes stirs whispers of doubt among the people, have condemned her with all the surety that comes with their "holy" power. Heroes of integrity and justice are needed to ferret out the truth. To succeed, they must travel... [click here for more]

Tortured by Darkness
Whether lured by the Dark Powers or born to a life of darkness, those who devote themselves to the masters of the Land of Mists undergo their own agonizing struggles. Nemeses of good, yet puppets of evil, these beleaguered men and women may rise to greatness or find their way back to the light. In any other world, they would be called anti-heroes. Here, they... [click here for more]

Horrible hauntings, cruel curses, dark secrets...this is no pleasure cruise! The mists of Ravenloft know no boundaries and observe no rules. One way or another, they always get what they want - this time with some help from a cursed captain and his ship. Player characters boarding an innocent-looking ship will soon find themselves aboard a haunted vessel, destined for an island... [click here for more]

The master of Ravenloft is having guests for dinner... and you are invited. A dark shape emerges from the shadow of Castle Ravenloft. A flash of lightning reveals the sneering countenance of Count Strahd von Zarovich. His eyes burn with eternal hunger and a contempt for life. From a narrow balcony, he peers out into the drizzling twilight at the few sad lights of the village... [click here for more]

Seven Gripping Settings. . . .
Haunted graveyards, manors, and tombs, a bardic library with an unexpected room, ancient catacombs, and an entire town turned to dark terror.
Seven Terrifying Characters. . . .
Deadly and unexpected foes: a vampire who walks in the sun and laughs at clerics, a mummy whose touch turns living flesh to water, and a fearsome host of others: a darkling, a vassalich,... [click here for more]

Far above the village of Barovia sits Castle Ravenloft, the home and fortress of vampire lord Strahd Von Zarovich. Legends claim that Strahd flies with the bats and runs with the wolves to terrorize the countryside. Ancient tales also tell of dungeons and catacombs deep under the castle. Other stories recall the great halls, treasures, and glory of Ravenloft in centuries past.
Undoubtedly, Strahd... [click here for more]

1 All Together Now By Christopher Perkins We’ve bundled all of this month’s Dungeon® content into one PDF. How scary is that?
2 Starhaunt By Craig Campbell and Christopher Perkins The Order of the Endless Night swore an oath to protect the world against threats from beyond. Now, a sinister force has taken hold of the astronomers and infiltrated their fortress-observatory. A D&D®... [click here for more]

The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts
Within these pages lie the stories of 13 madmen and their singular creations. Some are flesh and blood, others glass or wax, even metal or mist. Whatever their makeup, each has the will to live - and sometimes that means needing to kill. They are more than just golems. They are the Created. And they are ready to make your acquaintance.
Among those... [click here for more]

Beware the Mists of Ravenloft, for they will envelop you in terror! In Feast of Goblyns, a party of adventurers is mysteriously transported from the lands they know to a dark and dangerous demiplane known as Ravenloft. Trd in this realm of terror, they must use all their skills to escape the manipulations of one of Ravenloft's most powerful lords as they attempt to seek out the accursed... [click here for more]

The Mists of Ravenloft envelop you once again. When you realize where they've taken you, it's too late. You find yourself in the burning wastelands of Har'Akir—where nothing is as it seems. The desert is a powerful foe, but in Har'Akir, an ancient evil is awakening, and the desert will be the least of your worries. As withered hands cast off ancient shrouds, little can save you from their... [click here for more]

Freak show or sanctuary? It's all a matter of perspective when you're at Carnival. A carnival offers a glimpse of abnormal and unnatural things most genteel folk never talk about, much less see. This carnival is not a simple sideshow, though, and its performers are far more than freaks on display. Carnival is a wandering haven for those who have no place else to go - including adventurers... [click here for more]

The nightbound realm of Sithicus is dying!
The grey forested crags scarred by jagged rifts echo with the laments of the dying elven nation. But the lord of the land sits uncaring on his blackened throne in the charred castle of Negragaard, lost in ancient memories. Through his passion and hatred the nightmare haunted death knight, Lord Soth, permitted catastrophe to befall his native... [click here for more]

It's just a bad dream - a very bad dream.... Beware the night, for sleep provides another path to the Demiplane of Dread. In the unique domain called the Nightmare Lands, darkness offers not blissful but ultimate terror. Heroes enter this realm at the bidding of the night, drawn from their dreaming bodies and captured by an enigmatic figure known only as the Nightmare Man. Trapped... [click here for more]

Welcome to Invidia, where Vistani curses come to their terrible fruition.As a young girl, Gabrielle Aderre was warned by her mother never to have children: "A man, a babe, a home—these things can never be for you, tragedy will be the only result." Now the witch Gabrielle has disobeyed her mother and borne a child, an abomination that could spell doom for Vistani... [click here for more]

A madman stalks the fog-shrouded streets of Paridon, killing with gruesome precision - and always at midnight. A party of brave adventurers witnesses the most recent of these brutal murders. Now that they've seen the killer's face, they're sure to be his next targets. Who can be trusted in this city where the residents are not what they appear to be? Those who dare to track the killer will... [click here for more]

The Gothic Earth Gazetteer is a complete guide to the people and events that shaped the 1890's. An indispensable reference of any Masque of the Red Death campaign, it contains a wealth of information including:
Qabals: A look at nine of Gothic Earth's mysterious qabals, including Van Helsing's Die Wachtern and the mysterious Order of the Crimson Dawn.
Headline News: A year-by-year... [click here for more]

Deep beneath the foundation stones of Castle Avernus, Azalin the lich hatches his plots. The grand conjunction is coming, when all the lands and lords of Ravenloft will be set free upon the realms of man. Azalin does not intend to let this oppurtunity slip by. All he needs are a few deadies. Fortunately, there is a party of adventurers nearby.... This is the first of two adventures that feature... [click here for more]

There are some things that mere mortals were never meant to know. . . . In the domain of Lamordia, Doctor Victor Mordenheim created Adam?cobbling the creature together from parts of human corpses. Now, years later, Adam wants revenge. Adam wants Elise, Victor's wife. Adam wants Victor dead. The player characters' ship founders on the coast of the domain of Lamordia. A vicious storm leaves... [click here for more]

Welcome to the realm of dread. It is a land of dark terror, treachery, and intrigue. The breathtaking splendor of the days pales against the horrors of the nights, when dead things rise and your darkest fears come true. And this is only the beginning. And now Ravenloft becomes much, much darker. These new islands are destined to terrify even the braves hero, and they are? dying to claim you. Visit... [click here for more]

Over three decades ago, the only child of Dr. Rudolph van Richten was stolen by Vistani thieves and sold to a vampire. The doctor's efforts to rescue his son and then avenge himself upon that vampire led to a dark new career fighting the terrifying monsters in the Demiplane of Dread. Now, the sage of Ravenloft turns his attention to the very people who made him what he is today. In spite of his... [click here for more]

The Mists of Ravenloft draw close, surrounding unfortunate travelers in their clammy embrace. When they part, they revel the land of Mordent, a domain of rolling moors and woods, beautiful by day and terrifying by night. The moors surround Westcote Manor, whose owner seeks your aid to break a curse that has beset his family. A new danger lurks in the haunted moors: hounds whose mournful howls and... [click here for more]

They lurk in the shadows. They linger in your dreams. They strike in the darkness.
They are the foul and horrible creatures that dwell in Ravenloft, the Demiplane of Dread, and they are waiting for you. From the dream-stalking bastellus to the body-snatching doppleganger plant, this horrific tome contains a great assortment of creatures that will haunt the nightmares of player characters... [click here for more]

At last, some means of combating the ultimate undead—vampires—have found their way into print. Within these pages, Dr. Rudolph Van Richten shares his vast background as one of Ravenloft's most formidable lore masters and vampire hunters. Decades of research and experience have been compiled into discussions that define the very nature of these kings of the undead and help put them at a... [click here for more]

"At midnight everyone will die..." Azalin the lich lord is launching another diabolic plan. He has allied himself with the entity known as Death, and together they plan to raze the domain of Darkon. From the ashes of this once-mighty land will rise a new domain - Necropolis, the land of the dead! For the citizens of Darkon, death has been an everyday companion, and... [click here for more]

They lurk in the shadows. They linger in your dreams. They strike from the darkness. They are foul and horrible creatures that dwell in the dark dimension of Ravenloft and they are waiting for you. Inside this book are elven vampires, the dreaded Dark Ones who have broken the trust of Vistani, and dozens of other creatures sure to add a taste of fear into every Ravenloft campaign. But be warned,... [click here for more]

Masque of the Red Death is a new variant of the Ravenloft rules that allows players to explore the macabre world of the 1890's.
From the brave cavalryman with his trusty revolver to the mysterious spiritualist and her store of secret knowledge, no one is safe from the horrors of the night.
Masque of the Red Death contains everything you need to adventure in the fictional worlds of Edgar Allan Poe,... [click here for more]

"Beware what you wish, for it might come true" is an old Vistani saying. In the small town of Odiare, a toymaker has wished a puppet to life - only this puppet is not a friendly, playful toy. It is a thing of evil, bent upon killing all the adults of Odiare. When the player characters are trapped within this town, Maligno the puppet and his animated toys begin to hunt them down. The... [click here for more]

Once again, the undead arise to terrify AD&D game characters everywhere with the aid of this, the second in a series of works detailing the most dreadful and evil creatures imaginable.
This compilation contains the complete texts of Van Richten's Guide to Ghosts, Van Richten's Guide to the Lich, and Van Richten's Guide to the Ancient Dead, updated and usable in any AD&D campaign. ... [click here for more]

The moon is full. The mists have risen. The terror is upon you. Step into these swirling clouds of fog, and you will come face to face with creatures more terrible than you can imagine. Be careful, for those who are embraced by the mists seldom live to tell the tale. Children of the Night presents complete descriptions of 20 unique individuals for use in the RAVENLOFT campaign setting, Ideal... [click here for more]

You have no friends here. What can you do when the Mists deposit you in the city of Lekar? The militia is no better than a gang of sadistic bullies, the citizens are more contagious than a fleet of plague ships, and every foot of public space is covered with corpses of criminals who committed no crime greater than struggling to survive in the oppressive domain of Falkovnia. Danger haunts... [click here for more]

The remnants of Ebon Fold are cutting a deadly path through the Falkovian countryside, draining travelers of their life force and leaving withered corpses in their wake. Hot on their trail, you come across the sole survivor of one of these deadly attacks, a young vistani man with an extraordinary skill for fortune-telling. His tarokka deck helps close the gap between you and the assassins. Together... [click here for more]

The Grand Conjunction has come to pass! As a result, the lords of Ravenloft have broken through the Mists and escaped into the Prime Material Plane. Bit by bit, monsters of the demiplane of dread are following behind. And in the midst of all, Azalin the Lich and Strahd von Zarovich a power game - a game with deadly stakes, most notably the player characters' lives. Unless the adventurers... [click here for more]